American Civil Liberties Union

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has launched a new initiative to combat systemic racism in the U.S. (Image: YouTube, ACLU, "Systemic Equality: Addressing America’s Legacy of Racism" video screenshot)

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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has a new campaign to combat systemic equality in the U.S. A YouTube video released Feb. 8 calls for political leaders to "undo ... the book of rules for how we govern." (Image: YouTube, ACLU, video screenshot)

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ADVANCE FOR USE MONDAY, JULY 31, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-This photo provided by the American Civil Liberties Union in July 2017 shows a school identification card for Bobby Hines. When he was 15, just out of eighth grade, he was in court answering for his role in the murder of a man over a friend's drug debt. He did not fire the deadly shot, but when he and two others confronted 21-year-old James Warren, Hines said something like, "Let him have it," words that sealed his conviction and punishment: mandatory life with no chance for parole. At 43, he returned for a resentencing hearing this spring and is set to be paroled in September. (ACLU via AP)

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File-This Feb. 11, 2017, shows Sterling K. Brown accepting the award for outstanding actor in a drama series for "This Is Us" at the 48th annual NAACP Image Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. Alec Baldwin and Brown are giving a taste of what's to come in an online celebrity fundraiser for the American Civil Liberties Union. In a clip released ahead of the Friday, March 31, 2017, live-streamed event from New York City, "Stand for Rights: A Benefit for the ACLU," they and other stars touted the group’s achievements.(Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)

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Padma Lakshmi speaks during a meeting called "The Resistance Training" hosted by the American Civil Liberties Union, Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Coral Gables, Fla. (Luis M. Alvarez) ** FILE **

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In this image made from video taken in August 2014, and provided by the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, an 8-year-old boy struggles and cries out as he sits in a chair with handcuffs around his biceps and his arms locked behind him while a school resource officer stands nearby, at an elementary school in Covington, Ky. The boy’s mother, along with the mother of a 9-year-old girl who was also handcuffed at the school, have filed a federal lawsuit against the school. The lawsuit says both children have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and school officials are aware of their disabilities. (American Civil Liberties Union via AP)

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The American Civil Liberties Union filed has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army on behalf of Iknoor Singh on Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Singh, a Sikh, alleges the Army won't allow him to join his college ROTC program unless he cuts his hair and goes without his turban. (Image: American Civil Liberties Union)

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Left to Right: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, speak on a panel called "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, pictured, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, speak on a panel called "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), speaks on a panel along with Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, entitled "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to Right: Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Chairman David Medine, moderator and Washington Times Opinion Editor David Keene, Former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Mike Hayden, and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Washington Legislative Office Director Laura W. Murphy, speak on a panel called "Privacy in America: the NSA, the Constitution and the USA Freedom Act" at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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John Knight, of the national American Civil Liberties Union’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project, speaks during press conference announcing the group's filing of a federal lawsuit challenging the legality of Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage at the Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, Wis., Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal)

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Attorney John Mejia, with the American Civil Liberties Union, speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah over the issue of gay marriage, saying the official decision to stop granting benefits for newly married same-sex couples has created wrenching uncertainty. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says the state has put hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in legal limbo and prevented them from getting key protections for themselves and their children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Attorney John Mejia, with the American Civil Liberties Union, foreground, speaks during a news conference as plaintiffs, in the back ground, look on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Salt Lake City. The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the state of Utah over the issue of gay marriage, saying the official decision to stop granting benefits for newly married same-sex couples has created wrenching uncertainty. The lawsuit filed Tuesday says the state has put hundreds of gay and lesbian couples in legal limbo and prevented them from getting key protections for themselves and their children. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)